Eileen Stein Jacoby Fund Hosts 4th Annual Fitlife Marathon for a Cure

PHILADELPHIA, PA (April 17, 2013)—Join the Eileen Stein Jacoby Fund as they host the 4th Annual FitLife Marathon for a Cure on Sunday, April 21 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. at the FitLife Performance Center in Ivyland, PA (157 Railroad Drive). Every year the event brings together high school and college students from Philadelphia, Montgomery and Bucks County to participate in a variety of fitness activities—running, fitness training, relays, tag and more—to help raise funds for breast cancer research at Fox Chase Cancer Center.

To participate, students are asked to form teams of at least 12 people. Once the teams are formed they are encouraged to solicit sponsorship from family, friends, local businesses, and anyone else they think may be willing to support their team’s effort. In the past the event has garnered tremendous support from businesses across the counties.

The event organizers hope that this year’s FitLife Marathon for a Cure surpasses what they raised last year, which was $32,000.

For more information about the event, contact Cheryl Stein Herman at 215-858-3961.

The Eileen Stein Jacoby Fund is a volunteer organization that raises money for cancer research. Since its inception in 2001, the Eileen Stein Jacoby Fund has raised more $1.1 million for breast cancer research at Fox Chase Cancer Center.

Fox Chase Cancer Center (Fox Chase), which includes the Institute for Cancer Research and the American Oncologic Hospital and is a part of Temple Health, is one of the leading comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Founded in 1904 in Philadelphia as one of the nation’s first cancer hospitals, Fox Chase was also among the first institutions to be designated a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1974. Fox Chase is also one of just 10 members of the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers. Fox Chase researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes. Fox Chase physicians are also routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center’s nursing program has received the Magnet recognition for excellence six consecutive times. Today, Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research, with special programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach. It is the policy of Fox Chase Cancer Center that there shall be no exclusion from, or participation in, and no one denied the benefits of, the delivery of quality medical care on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, disability, age, ancestry, color, national origin, physical ability, level of education, or source of payment.

For more information, call 888-369-2427

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